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Article: KITSAP MUSEUM PRESERVES UNDERSEA HERITAGE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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KEYPORT, Wash., Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lawrence J. Davis, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Northwest
Submarines and Navy divers have played integral roles in United States naval heritage since as early as the late-19th century.
Today, with approximately 23,000 square feet of exhibit space, more than 17,000 artifacts, and a research library with about 6,000 books on naval undersea history, the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash. helps to preserve the fabric of naval undersea heritage.
Keyport's undersea museum is one of the largest maritime museums on the West Coast. It has been accredited by ...